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• Open-top chicken pie supper -- 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, Ellen Chapel Church, 11798 Ferguson Valley Road, Lewistown. $12 per person. Eat in or takeout. Tickets for raffle baskets will be available for purchase. For reservations, call (814) 599-4902. Benefits Operation Christmas Child.

Today

• Together With Veterans - HMJ meeting -- 10 a.m. via Zoom. Together With Veterans is a community-based program that provides support and resources for rural veterans across Huntingdon, Mifflin and Juniata counties. For more information, contact Karen Rush at (814) 643-6300, karenr.firstcenter@gmail.com or togetherwithveterans.hmj@gmail.com.

• Job Club -- 10 a.m. to noon, Mifflin County CareerLink, MCIDC Plaza Building 58, Lewistown. Attendees can search for jobs, tailor resumes, apply for jobs and learn how to get jobs.

• TOPS (Take off the Pounds Sensibly) PA 13339 meeting -- 6:45 p.m., Rhodes Memorial United Methodist Church, 500 Highland Ave., Lewistown. Weigh-in at 6 p.m. New members welcome. For information: (717) 994-0156.

Tuesday

• Coffee with friends -- 9 a.m. to noon, Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.

• Dominoes -- 9 a.m., Derry Township Senior Citizen Center, 15 Mill St., Yeagertown.

• Mifflin County Historical Society Research Library -- open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rear of Historic Courthouse, Monument Square, Lewistown.

• Juniata County Historical Society Archives -- open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 498 Jefferson St., Suite B, Mifflintown (below the Juniata County Library). Hours also by appointment. Call (717) 436-5152. Leave a message if there is no answer.

• October book group -- 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Mifflin County Library, 123 N. Wayne St., Lewistown. The book is "The Only One Left" by Riley Sager. New members are always welcome. Call (717) 242-2391 for details.

• Creative Minds Night -- 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Mifflin County Library, 123 N. Wayne St., Lewistown. Adults ages 18 and up are welcome to hear author Alan Aumiller. He recently finished his first novel. His genre of writing is suspense and horror.

• October book group -- 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Kishacoquillas Branch Library, 174 N. Penn St., Belleville. The book is "The Only One Left" by Riley Sager. New members are always welcome. Call (717) 935-2880 for details.

• Cowboy Church fundraiser -- 6:30 to 8 p.m., Bethel A.M.E. Church Hope Center, 23 N. Juniata St., Lewistown. Donations accepted. For more information, call (718) 869-1963.

• Mifflin County Republican Committee meeting -- 7 p.m., Birch Hill Events building, 1100 N. Pine St., Burnham. All registered Republicans and like-minded citizens are welcome to attend.

Wednesday

• Bingo -- 9:30 to 11 a.m., Lewistown Senior Citizens Center, 15 Knepp Ave., Lewistown.

• Juniata County Historical Society Archives -- open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 498 Jefferson St., Suite B, Mifflintown (below the Juniata County Library). Hours also by appointment. Call (717) 436-5152. Leave a message if there is no answer.

• Mifflin County Historical Society Research Library -- open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rear of Historic Courthouse, Monument Square, Lewistown.

• Food giveaway -- 10 to 11 a.m. at Hillbilly Fever carnival grounds, East Sassafras Street, Beavertown, sponsored by Helping Hands, Helping Others Inc. No income guidelines. Please do not arrive before 9:30. Volunteers are needed and should arrive at 8:30. Donations are appreciated at P.O. Box 151, Beavertown, PA 17813.

• Chief Logan High School Class of 1964 brunch -- 10:30 a.m. at Vince's Pizza and Family Restaurant, 311 S. Logan Blvd., Burnham.

• Free community lunch -- 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith in Christ Community Church, East Waterford. Information: (717) 734-0007.

• Mission quilts -- 1 p.m., Derry Township Senior Citizen Center, 15 Mill St., Yeagertown. Sewing skills are not necessary. Helpers needed.

• TOPS Chapter 1749 meeting -- Weigh-in 5 p.m., meeting 5:30 p.m., Kish Church, 99 Taylor Dr., Reedsville. New members welcome. First meeting is free. Information: (717) 994-0905.

• Kishacoquillas High School Class of 1967 meal -- 5 p.m., JP Edwards, 203 S. Logan Blvd., Burnham. Classmates, family and friends are welcome.

• Free soup and sandwich community meal -- 5:30 p.m., Trinity United Church of Christ, corner of Oak Street and Central Avenue, Lewistown. All are welcome.

• Juniata County Veterans Council meeting -- 7 p.m., American Legion Post 298, 29 S. Main Street, Mifflintown. More information: American Legion (717) 436-9444. Membership in American Legion or VFW is not required.

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